Cancer Immunotherapy with Advanced Research

The use of the immune system in cancer therapy is a prevailing ambition in the field. You’ll gain expert knowledge of the numerous ways cancers and the immune system interact so you can learn how cancer immunotherapies are developed. We’ll provide a thorough understanding of immune effector mechanisms and cancer biology.

You’ll develop a range of personal skills through self-directed learning and our problem-based approach to teaching.Cancer Immunotherapy with Advanced Research is offered at University of Hertfordshire.

Key facts

• You’ll be taught by our expert staff and innovative speakers from the biopharmaceutical industry

• Our modern Science Building provides excellent facilities for laboratory experiments, including DNA and genomic analysis eg QPCR, protein and proteomic science (eg MALDI-ToF), cell culture and Enzyme-based assays, isolated tissue studies and immunohistochemistry

• When you graduate, you’ll be equipped to work in a broad range of fields including medical or pharmaceutical research and development, clinical trials, public health and epidemiology, academia research, medical writing and science journalism, education, or patent law

• We adopt a blended learning approach to teaching, focussing on problem-based scenarios so you can develop strong critical analysis skills. You’ll benefit from exposure to practical techniques and guaranteed laboratory-based research projects

• If successful, you will have the opportunity to undertake anextended 12-month research project

• Allied Health was ranked in the top 25% of UK universities for research impact (Research Excellence Framework, 2021).

What job can I get?

• You could make a valuable contribution to the ambitious work of cancer immunologists and play a key role in the activation of immune effector mechanisms for cancer therapy. Your skills and knowledge will be sought after in a range of careers in the immunotherapy industries.

• You could work in medical or pharmaceutical research and development, clinical trials, public health and epidemiology, academia research, medical writing and science journalism, education, or patent law.

Courses include:

• Translational Medical Science

• Contemporary Topics in Cancer Immunotherapy

• Molecular Medicine

• Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology

• Research Internship

• Extended Research Project